Next up at #ICAR2025 is Amrit Nanda @plants4thefuture.bsky.social on the current #NGT EU legislation and what this means for plant breeding

🌶️🥦🌾Genome Edited crops like drought-tolerant bell pepper, salt-tolerant broccoli & early rice are boosting climate resilience. #NGTs speed up innovation for food security. Learn more in this @plants4thefuture.bsky.social factsheet: www.plantetp.eu/wp-content/u... #LetsTalkBreeding #ClimateSmart

🌱 Exciting news! We welcome Germán Vighi as the new Executive Manager of Plants for the Future! 🧬 With a PhD in Bioscience Engineering & experience in policy, advocacy & outreach, Germán brings a wealth of expertise to the role. We’re thrilled to have him onboard! 🤝✨

This week, our colleague Alessia Cogliandro represented KWS at the @plants4thefuture.bsky.social General Assembly, hosted at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG). She introduced our company and shared insights into our current initiatives. 🌱 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/plants...

🌀 Did you know that multipurpose crops, developed through breeding, can reduce waste, serve food & non-food uses, and thrive on marginal lands? 🌾 🌱 Learn more on this at Plant ETP's Green Week partner event next week ⬇️ 📅 2 June | 14:00–16:00 CET 📍 Brussels & online 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/yu4tzcms

🍌🌿 Consumer Benefits of NGTs 🌿🍌 At today's lunch seminar with MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D) we explored how NGTs can cut food waste & costs. We heard from #Tropic (reduced-browning banana 🍌) & SLU (Swedish support for NGTs when benefits are clear). Read our press release 👉 tinyurl.com/2vu9wtv4

🗓️ Join us on June 2nd for our #EUGreenWeek partner event: Harnessing Plant Breeding for a More Circular Bioeconomy 🌱 Discover how plant breeding supports a circular, resource-efficient EU 🌟 📍 Brussels & Online 🕒 14:00–16:00 CEST 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/2s3fnwp7

📣 Don't miss your chance to become Plant ETP's new Executive Manager! Applications close this Sunday 18th of May!

We're hiring! 📆 Deadline for applications: 18th of May

We're hiring! 📆 Deadline for applications: 18th of May

✍️ 27 organisations including Plant ETP, sign a joint position paper that urges EU policymakers to keep a science-based approach to NGTs. Unjustified traceability & labelling would burden the supply chain & mislead consumers. 🌱 Read the full paper 👉 plantetp.eu/wp-content/u...

🌱 We’re hiring! 🌱 Plant ETP is looking for a new Executive Manager to lead our dynamic multistakeholder platform, working at the intersection of science, innovation, and policy to advance the sustainability of the EU's agri-food systems. 👉 Learn more about the position and how to apply here ⬇️

🌿 Our Executive Manager, Amrit, joined the Computomics podcast to discus the role of strategic R&I and policy in shaping the future of the plant sector. 🎧Tune in to hear why collaboration and science-based policymaking matter now more than ever. www.computomics.com/news-reader/...

🌟 The past 14th of March, the EU Council agreed to move forward with the #NGTs legislative proposal… Now what? 🧐 🔹 What are the key discussion points ahead? 🔹 What happens next in the legislative process? 🔗 Read our full explainer here: tinyurl.com/bdh6fpkm Have a peak ⬇️

📢 Another week, another strong show of support for #NGTs! 🌱 Last week, we reached a historic milestone in the EU, securing a qualified majority to move forward with the NGT proposal! 🎉 But the journey isn’t over yet, with trilogue negotiations ahead. So let's keep showing our support for NGTs!

🌿 📣 Historic Milestone for #NGTs in the EU! 📣 🌿 Today, the EU Council’s COREPER meeting reached a qualified majority to move forward with the NGTs legislative proposal!🎉 Read our press release here ⬇️

🌿 📣 Historic Milestone for #NGTs in the EU! 📣 🌿 Today, the EU Council’s COREPER meeting reached a qualified majority to move forward with the NGTs legislative proposal!🎉 Read our press release here ⬇️

📢 Dear representatives of Member States: Ahead of this Friday's #COREPER meeting, we, Plant ETP, representing a wider community of stakeholders, have issued an open letter calling for the Council to reach a common approach on the #NGT legislative proposal. Read it below⬇️

🌱 We support #NGTs - now it's time for the #EU to do the same! Ahead of this Friday’s COREPER meeting, where the NGT file will be discussed, we reaffirm our support for NGTs and urge the EU to move the NGT legislation forward. 🔁 Reshare this post to show your support. Let's have our voices heard!

📢 Another week, another show of support for #NGTs! Once again, we have called upon people to show their support for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and to see the EU NGT legislation move forward. 🌱 We support NGTs, and we want the EU to support them too!

📢 We Support #NGTs and we want the EU to support them too! 🌱 🌟 This week, we're keeping the momentum going in our #ISupportNGTs campaign by showcasing some of the people calling for progress on the EU NGT legislation.

📢 𝗪𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 #NGTs 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗼! 🌱 People across sectors are standing up for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and calling for the EU to move the NGT legislation forward. 🌟 You can also show your support by posting your own video, using #ISupportNGTs, and tagging us!

📢 We Support #NGTs and we want the EU to support them too!🌱 We have called upon people to show their support for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) to see the EU NGT legislation move forward. 🌟 Show your support by posting your own video, using #ISupportNGTs, and tagging us!